Improved swivel ship-feidee



tnitrt tsts @anni @frn WILLIAM SN-IFFIN, OF SING SING, NE W YORK.

Letters .Patent No. 68,251, dated August 27, 1867.

IMPROVED SWIVEL SHIP-FENDER.

@he .Stimuli teftttth it in tlgrst tttn's ntmt mit mailing putt ,tftlg-e sume.

TO ALL WHOM I'I MAY CONCERN: I

Be it known that I, WILLIAM 'SNIFFIN, of Sing Sing, in the countyofWestchester, and State of New York, have invented a new andv improvedSwivel Ship-Fender; and I do hereby declare that the following is a.full, clear, and exact description thereof', which will enable thoseskilled in the nrt to mnke and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which-Figure 1 represents my improved swivel ship-fender, suspended nt one endto hang vertically over the side ot a vessel to fend her oiftrom awharf, or other vessel.

-Figure 2 represents the saine suspended nt both ends, to hanghorizontally for the same purpose.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of this improvement is to provide n, fender for vessels whichshall have a rotary motion by means of swivels or rollers at the end orends to which the rope for suspending it is attached.

The sides of vessels are much defaced by having the paint chafed andworn 01T by the ordinay dat and rigid ship-fenders, which are rubbedagainst the vessel with every motion caused by the waves or the risc andfall of the tides as they lie beside each other, or alongside of awhurf.Hy improved swivel-fender rotates with the motion of a. vessel in sucha. situation, und as it rolls over the surface does no injury whateverto the pai-int.

A represents a long, round wooden ship-fender to be suspended verticallyover t-he side of a. vessel by a swivel, a, at one end, with the rope'battgmched, as shown in fig. l, or horizontally by swivels alt bothendswith the ropes b b attached, as shown in fig. 2. Instead ofattaching the fender to the rope with a. swivel, a. thinible or roller,c, may be employed for the purpose when the fender is used horizontally,as shown in iig. 2, but I prefer the swivel joint in all cases.

It will be seen that when the fender is suspended between a. vessel andthe wharf, or another vessel, it will turn on the swivel or swiveljoints by which it is attached to the rope or ropes, and thus roll overthe surface, without rubbing or chang the paint, with the motion of thevessel cai-used by the waves or the rise and fall of the tide. furtherprotection for yachts and pleasureboats may be adopted by overlaying thefender Witha. coil of rope, as shown in tig. 2.

Having described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secure byLetters Patent#- The combination of the swivel a with the fender A,substantially as and for the purpose herein shown and described` WILLIAMsNIFFIN.

Witnesses:

WM. F. McNAMARA, ALEX. F. ROBERTS.

